Receptacle for waste disposal



' Nov. 12, 1946.

B. S. WOLFF ET AL RECEPTACLE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL Filed May 11, 1944 IN'SKENTORS Barry Wolff Herman G0 fies/nan Patented Nov. 12, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECEPTACLE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL Barry S. Wolfi, Millington, and Herman GOttS I IIB/I I, Park Ridge, N. J.

Application May 11, 1944, ski i511 535,144

This invention relates to a knock-down receptacle which is intended as a receptacle for receiving waste material and it is one object of the invention to provide a receptacle which is formed of sheet material and consists of a body formed from a single blank and a back or rear wall, the blank being stamped paper, or other suitable sheet material, and folded to form the body which then has the rear wall applied to it.

Another object of the invention is to provide the receptacle with a body formed from a blank of sheet material which may be supplied to the user in flat condition and set up for use when needed. It will thus be seen that a large number may be packed for shipment in a small package and stacked upon a shelf by the user until needed.

Another object of the invention is to provide the body with integrally united walls and top and bottom -which are foldable to a set-up position and held by tongues engaged through companion slots, the tongues of the side walls being so formed that when they are passed through slots in the rear wall they will not be liable to slip out of place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a top or cover'which is mounted for swinging movement to opened andclosed positions,

the rear wall being provided with a tongue for engaging over the free end of the top and releasably holding it closed. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle into which is disposed an inner receptacle in the form of a bag formed of liquid resisting paper and thus permit wet waste to be dropped into the inner bag where it will be enclosed without danger of liquid leaking from the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is the production of a receptaclefor waste disposal, this receptacle being formed of suitable sheet mate rial which may be die cut, or other material that may be molded into the several integral parts of said receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the various parts as to form a rigid structure when in assembled condition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which may be packed and shipped in a dismantled condition, thereby using minimum space for packing, storing and shipping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which may be formed of non-strategic materials and used in combination with an inner container or liner, the latter being made of liquid 1 claim. (01. 229-453) resisting paper which w111- prevent or retard seepage into the receptacle and thereby prevent its deterioration.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which may be manufactured at low cost and sold at a; low price.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of knock-down construction which may be very easily assembled or set up. for use without the use of adhesives, tools or other acc'essories.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1- is a perspective view of the improved receptacle.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken vertically through the receptacle.

Figure 3 is a view looking down upon the receptacle with the top or cover in a raised or opened position.

Figure 4 is a view of the blank from which the body of the receptacle is formed.

Figure 5 is a' view of the sheet forming the rear wall of the receptacle.

This improved receptacle is intended as a re: cpt'acle" for waste matter and has a body provide'df with a front wall I, ide walls 2, a bottom 3 ends; top or cover 4. These elements are formed fr'ofr'i a single blank of p'aper or other suitable sheet material, and referring to Figure 4, it will be eenthat the portions forming the side wallsof the? receptacle are at opposite sides of the portion forming; the front wall and folded along the lines 5 which are aligned with the side edges of the top 4 and the bottom 3. There have also been providedfold lines 6 and i in order that the top and the bottom may be readily folded to the position ofFigure' 2. Tongues 8 project nee-i side edges of the bottom 3 in spaced relation to the free end thereof and the side walls 2 are formed with transverse slits 9 alignedwith the fold line 1 so that when the bottom is folded upwardly and the side walls inwardly, the tongues 8 may be passed through the slits or slots!) and then downwardly against outer faces of the side walls to hold the side walls and the bottom in cooperative relation to each other. The fold line 1 is ofiset upwardly with respect to lower edges of the side walls so that when the bottom is folded upwardly to its set-up position for use, the lower portions of the side walls will extend downwardly from the bottom and thus support the bottom spaced upwardly from a surface upon which the receptacle rests. By having the inner side edges ID of the lower ends of the side walls 3 spaced from side edges of the bottom 3, the bottom may be folded into position for use without catching against the side walls and bending them.

The rear wall or back H is formed separate from the rest of the receptacle and is also formed of paper or other suitable sheet material of the type used for the blank from which the rest of the receptacle is formed. This rear wall is of greater width than the front wall and also of greater height than the ide walls so that when it is applied, its side portions project laterally from the side walls and its upper portion projects upwardly from the top and side walls. This rear wall is formed in spaced relation to its side edges with longitudinal slits or slots '12 and near its lower end with a transverse slot [3 midway its width. The lower slot or slit l3 receives a tongue 14 formed midway the width of the rear end of the bottom 3 and when this tongue is passed through the slot l3, it is bent downwardly, as shown in Figure 2, to firmly hold the rear end of the bottom against the inner surface of the rear wall. Tongues i5 project from the rear edges of the side walls for engagement through the slots l2 and these tongues have depending fingers l6 which overlap the outer face of the rear wall below the slots and prevent the tongues from slipping inwardly out of the slots. Therefore, upper and lower portions of the side walls will be firmly anchored to the rear wall or back II and prevented from becoming accidentally detached therefrom. Between the upper tongues I5 and midway the width of the rear wall, a transversely extending tongue I! is struck from the rear wall and since this tongue has its upper end integrally united with the rear wall, it may be inwardly and upwardly to a position in which it will engage over the free rear end of the top or cover and releasably hold the cover closed as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The fact that the front end of the cover is integrally united with the upper end of the front wall causes it to have hinged connection with the front wall and permits it to be swung upwardly to an opened position and then back to its closed position when material is to be deposited in the receptacle.

This receptacle is formed of paper or similar sheet material which is pervious to water and etherliquids. Therefore, when the receptacle is in use, a bag or equivalent inner container [8 formed of waxed paper or other liquid-proofed material is placed within the receptacle to receive material deposited therein. Since liquid cannot pass through the inner container, it cannot leak through the bottom or walls of the main receptacle. When the inner container is filled, it may be removed and another inserted, or it may be discarded together with the main receptacle.

I have, therefore, provided a receptacle for waste matter which is simple in construction, capable of being formed of paper or other sheet material and packed and shipped in flat knockeddown condition, and assembled or erected by the user without the use of tools and securely held in its rected condition without the use of adhesives, stickers, or other accessories. While the receptacle is preferably formed of paper, it may be formed of plastics or any sheet material found suitable and the blank from which it is formed, may be moulded or stamped or otherwise cut from sheets of the material used.

While there has been illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that various changes in construction and arrangement of parts, such as come withinv the scope of the claim, may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A receptacle of the character described comprising a blank of sheet material having upper and lower portions and side extensions between the upper and lower portions, said blank being folded across inner ends of the upper and lower portions and along inner ends of the side extensions to form a front wall and a top and a bottom for the receptacle and side walls having front ends integral with side edges of the front wall, the side walls having lower end portions projecting downwardly from the bottom at opposite sides thereof, tongues extendinglaterally from opposite side edges of the bottom and passing outwardly through slits formed transversely of the side walls in alignment with the lower end of the front wall and bent fiat against the outer surfaces of the side walls to secure the bottom at its side edges to the side walls, a rear wall formed of sheet material and having its upper end portion and its side edge portions projecting beyond the rear edges of the top and the side walls, the bottom having a tongue extending from its rear end and passing through a slit formed transversely of the lower end portion of the rear wall and bent flat against the rear face of the rear wall, the side walls having tongues extending from their rear edges and passed through vertical slits in side edge portions of the rear wall and formed with depending fingers engaging the rear face of the rear wall to hold rear edges of the side walls in close contacting engagement with the rear wall, and a tongue struck from the upper portion of the rear wall and free along its sides and lower end and bent forwardly across its upper end for engaging over the rear end of the top and securing the top in closing relation to the upper end of the receptacle.

BARRY S. WOLFF. HERMAN GOTTESMAN. 

